What if claiming or defending your depression actually harmed you? How much brighter and happier would your life be if you didn’t constantly hold on to your depression? Prince EA, a rapper and spoken word artist, explores these questions in his video “You are not depressed, stop it!”

He gets straight to the point, telling viewers to get rid of the “How dare you question my depression?” clap-backs.

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Then he explains how we internalize depression by becoming it instead of just having it.

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And, he shares his own personal battle with depression.

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Watch the full video above as he talks about his experience with having depression, not being depressed.


 

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